sackings

A decision to "reward" the company behind the sacking of nearly 800 ferry workers without notice has been met with anger from unions.The government has confirmed that DP World, which owns P&O Ferries, will co-run the new…

Unions have accused the government of doing "absolutely nothing" to strengthen workers' protections a year after the sackings of nearly 800 P&O Ferries workers without notice.The Trades Union Congress (TUC) said promised…

ECB chiefs dismiss Lord Patel's claims he sacked 16 members of Yorkshire staff on their instructions as 'ridiculous' and 'utterly far-fetched' after they formed a key part of Michael Vaughan disciplinary hearingBy Matt Hughes…

Amid the layoff chaos in major tech companies like Twitter, Meta, Disney, Amazon and Alphabet’s Google, which is reportedly planning to lay off up to 10,000 employees, how is the Indian information technology (IT) sector faring?Capgemini…

Elon Musk has banned remote working at Twitter, warning staff of "difficult times" ahead, just days after sacking half the workforce.Employees who survived last week's cull by the social network's new owner were told via email…

Elon Musk said the massive job cuts he ordered at Twitter — axing roughly 50% of the network’s employees — were unavoidable. “Regarding Twitter’s reduction in force, unfortunately there is no choice when the company is losing over $4M/day,”…

The government has cut ties with troubled P&O Ferries after the company sacked nearly 800 workers without notice.In light of the mass redundancies back in March, the Home Office said a contract between UK Border Force and…

Hundreds of people have demonstrated against P&O Ferries' sacking of 800 staff at ports across the UK, with some chanting: "P&O, shame on you."Protesters carrying banners and placards gathered in Dover, Liverpool, and…

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said the boss of P&O Ferries should quit for his "brazen, breathtaking arrogance" in admitting breaking the law over a mass sacking.Accusing the firm of a "weasel approach", the cabinet…

A change in the law signed off by former Conservative minister Chris Grayling cleared the way for P&O Ferries to legally sack 800 staff last week without telling the government, a leading maritime lawyer has told Sky…